Anglian

adj

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

"anglian" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Anglian” is uncommon English (frequency #53,369 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,369
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of or pertaining to the Angles (Germanic people).

Corpus desk

Index EN-anglian · Anglian · English

Anglian · rank #53,369 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,369
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH Anbar

Nearest frequency peer: Anbar (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “Anglian”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Anglian” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Anglian
PropertyValue
HeadwordAnglian
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters7
Frequency rank#53,369
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Anglian” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Anglianfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “Anbar” (#53,368), “Altair” (#53,367), “annul” (#53,371). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “Anglian” is #53,369. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Anglian is uncommon English at frequency #53,369 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Anglian in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Anglia + -n. The correct English form is Anglian, spelled A-N-G-L-I-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to the Angles (Germanic people).
  2. 2
    Of or pertaining to East Anglia.

Etymology

From Anglia + -n.

This word in other languages

anglo(Español)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Anglian"?
"Anglian" is spelled A-N-G-L-I-A-N.
What does "Anglian" mean?
As an adjective, "Anglian" means: Of or pertaining to the Angles (Germanic people).
What is the origin of the word "Anglian"?
From Anglia + -n. See the full etymology section above for more details.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Anglian", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

aplenty#53,375austral#53,384Bhaskar#53,402biryani#53,405

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list